Resident warns council about multiple sidewalk sinkholes in DeBary Golf & Country — safety concern on Plantation Boulevard

Joan Gray, a resident of the Quail Lake subdivision in DeBary Golf & Country Club, raised a public‑safety concern during the public‑participation portion of the meeting, reporting multiple sidewalk failures associated with stormwater pipe problems.

Lede: “There are right now about 10 to 12 different locations with either an orange cone or orange netting blocking the sidewalk with large holes sinking in the ground,” Gray said, noting two locations on Plantation Boulevard where sidewalks are blocked and pedestrians must move into the roadway.

Nut graf: Gray described the hazard as urgent and said blocked sidewalks force people, children on bikes and golf carts into traffic; she asked the council to address the stormwater pipe failures promptly.

Gray provided her name and address for the record and highlighted the safety risk: “With the sidewalk blocked, you have to go around into the road to pass. People walking, golf carts, children on bikes, baby carriages, etcetera. This is not safe,” she said. She identified one specific location at “the corner of Beacon Club and Plantation Boulevard” and repeated that “time is of the essence before something terrible happens in our community.”

Council members acknowledged the concern and thanked Gray for bringing it forward; staff did not provide a detailed remedial timeline in the public comment period. The council did not take formal action on the item during the meeting but the comment was part of the public‑participation record for subsequent follow up.

Ending: Gray thanked the council and closed her remarks; staff follow‑up and a formal staff report were not recorded in the transcript.